Snow!

Snow blanketed the Upstate, causing schools and many businesses to close Monday. Emergency repairmen stayed busy Monday restoring power outages from Sunday night. Children and families savored the playtime in the snow as well.

Pike Electric worker Keith Davis helps direct traffic around a fallen tree on South Boulevard in Anderson Monday morning. A snowstorm producing over four inches weighed heavy on old and weak trees, causing them to break or fall, breaking power lines and poles around the Upstate.

Downtown Anderson covered in snow.

An unidentified Pike Electric South Boulevard in Anderson.

Andrew Hardy, right, of Belton shows one-year old daughter Cadence a snowman in front of the Old County Courthouse.

Andrew Hardy, left, of Belton seats one-year old daughter Cadence in a snow sculpted throne in front of the Old County Courthouse. Big enough for a king, Hardy padded it the cool seat for his daughter.

A Pike Electric worker walks by the root base of a century old oak tree over South Boulevard in Anderson. An estimated 25,000 Duke Energy customers lost power in Upstate South Carolina since around 9 p.m. Sunday night.

Kylie Hyder, left, of Anderson and Tom Pellerin, right, walk Monday afternoon around Chris Taylor Park. The two friends decided after lunch the roads were clear enough to get out for a walk.

Tom Dudley, Jr. of 4900 S.C. 81 South in Starr eats a sandwich and drinks milk Monday afternoon as a late lunch. Dudley said a 5 a.m. fire destroyed most of the contents of the home, but the sealed refrigerator kept the food cool enough to eat.

A large snowman, with sticks for arms and little mittens faces traffic passing on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Monday in Anderson. Warmer temperatures helped melt roadways for people to travel to work and businesses.